KAGUYA (SELENE) Deployment of the High-Gain Antenna

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed that the deployment of the high-gain antenna of the lunar explorer "KAGUYA" (SELENE) had been successfully performed through telemetry data received at 6:52 p.m. on September 14, 2007 (Japan Standard Time, JST.) The high-gain antenna plays a key role in communications between the satellite and the Earth.

We have also acquired image data taken by the KAGUYA onboard camera at 10:53 p.m. (JST.)

The satellite is currently in good health.

An image of the high-gain antenna deployment taken by the onboard camera is attached below.